Donald E. Hawkins
Jan 6, 2013
Donald E. Hawkins, 89 of Hicksville, Ohio died Sunday evening at the Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville. He was born January 22, 1923 in Lenawee County, Michigan to Homer G. and Jennie M. (Moog) Hawkins. He had previously lived in the Bryan, Edon and Stryker areas.  He attended high school in Stryker. He began working for his father on the...
Doris Irene (Reese) Lyon
Jan 3, 2013
Doris Irene Lyon, 90 of Montpelier died late Thursday night at the Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier.  She was born on July 7th 1922 in Williams County, Ohio to Donald L. and Ruby M. (Zeiters) Reese.  Doris was a Williams County resident for most of her life, graduating from Montpelier High School. For a number of years Doris was...
Diana L. (Onstott) Gaines
Jan 1, 2013
Diana L. Gaines, 69 of Bryan, died Tuesday morning at the Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Bryan.  She was born on October 11th 1943 in Hicksville, Ohio to Ralph J. and Claudia L. (Rhodes) Onstott. Diana at one time worked at Bryan Custom Plastics as a machine operator and prior to this worked at Edgerton Metals. Diana attended the...
Betty Ruth (Esterline) Freese
Jan 1, 2013
Betty Ruth Freese, 91 of West Unity, formerly of Montpelier died late Tuesday night at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier.  She was born on September 7th 1921 in Cambria, Michigan to Blon J. and Sophrona B. (Abbee) Esterline.  Betty received her G.E.D. from Coldwater, Michigan High School in 1989. She was a homemaker for most of her life.  While...
Orville Warren Cox
Dec 31, 2012
Orville Warren Cox, 91 of Montpelier died Monday at Hillside Country Living in Bryan.  Orville has been a Williams County resident all of his life was born on December 16th 1921 in Bridgewater Township, Ohio to Samuel J. and Mabel E. (McCord) Cox.  He graduated from Pioneer High School in 1939.  After graduation Orville went on to serve his country...
Lester L. Wilder
Dec 30, 2012
LESTER L. WILDER, 77 of Montpelier died unexpectedly Sunday evening at the Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in the Montpelier emergency room. He was born November 8, 1935 in Sylvania, Ohio  to Leo J. and Florence M. (Clark) Wilder. Lester was a 1953 graduate of Montpelier High School. On February 12, 1960 in Montpelier he married Audrey M. Rittenhouse and...
Mildred (Wolf) Dilworth
Dec 29, 2012
Mildred Wolf Dilworth died on December 29 in Toledo.  Born on March 24, 1920 in Fostoria, Ohio, she was the youngest of five children of Andrew and Mary Brant Wolf.  After graduating from Bowling Green High School in 1938, she attended Bowling Green State University, where she became a member of the Delta Gamma Sorority and was selected Homecoming Queen...
Braxton Thomas Sloan
Dec 21, 2012
Braxton Thomas Sloan of Pioneer is now being held by his Heavenly Father after being stillborn December 21st in Bryan.  He was the son of Brent T and Kara A. (Martin) Sloan. Besides being survived by his parents Brent and Kara, Braxton is also survived by his two sisters Riley A. Sloan and Brogan R. Sloan of Pioneer.  Paternal grandparents...
Roger Lawrence Huber
Dec 15, 2012
Roger Lawrence Huber, 71, of Loudonville Ohio, formerly of Montpelier died Saturday December 15th at his home.  He was born on October 11, 1941 in Wauseon to Lawrence and Bessie (Calvin) Huber.  Roger graduated from Montpelier High School in 1959.  He served his country in the Army during the Vietnam War. Roger was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist...
June A. (Carter) Keller
Dec 13, 2012
June A. Keller, 74, died Thursday morning at her home in Montpelier after battling cancer for the past 24 years.  She was born on December 31st 1937 in Hillsdale County, Michigan to Orva "Bud" E. and Marcille J. (Shaffer) Carter.  June graduated from Kunkle High School in 1956 and soon after married her high school sweetheart Willis "Willie" H. Keller...
Richard E. Stantz
Dec 8, 2012
Richard E. "Jack" Stantz, 79 of Bryan died Saturday, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier.  A resident of Bryan for most of his life; he was born on August 8th 1933 in Superior Township to Earl C. and Nina (Zigler) Stantz. Richard retired from the maintenance department at Bryan Metals in Bryan with over 20 years of service.  In...
Mildred (Rawles) Shaffer
Dec 1, 2012
Mildred Shaffer, 92 passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home, Archbold, Ohio.  Mildred was born on August 30, 1920 on the family farm outside Avilla, Indiana to Lawrence and Mabel (Bixler) Rawles.  Mildred graduated from Rome City (Indiana) High School in 1938 and attended college for 2 years.  Following graduation Mildred held several jobs, but...
Stanley D. Becker
Nov 30, 2012
Stanley D. Becker, 49, of Pioneer died Friday night at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Bryan after a brief illness.  He was born on February 27, 1963 in Montpelier to Robert E. and Marjorie Joan (Smith) Becker.  Stanley graduated from North Central High School in 1981 and attended Owen's Community College in Toledo for one year.  On February 4,...
Alice M. (Belan) Graham
Nov 26, 2012
Alice Mable Graham, 85, of Pioneer died Monday November 26th in her home.  She was born on April 8, 1927 in Galloway West Virginia to John Martin and Mabel (Wieland) Belan.  Alice married James Everett Graham on June 28, 1947 and he preceded her in death on July 29, 1997. Alice attended Lakeview United Brethren Church of Camden Michigan. She...
Lenore I. (Zehr) Yoh
Nov 26, 2012
Lenore Irene Yoh, 84, of West Unity died Monday November 26, 2012 at Hillside Country Living.  She was born on February 14th 1928 in Madison Township near Kunkle, Ohio to Samuel Christian & Ethel Mae (Barrett) Zehr.  Lenore attended Kunkle High School and graduated in 1946.  She married V. Floyd Yoh on March 15th 1946 and he preceded her in...
Ilo M. (Pitts) Cryer-Messner
Nov 23, 2012
Ilo M. Cryer-Messner, 92 of Montpelier died Friday evening at her home.  She was born on March 15, 1920 to Frank W. and Mabel (Bowen) Pitts in Paulding County Ohio.  Ilo graduated from Kunkle High School. Ilo was a member of the Solid Rock Community Church in West Unity.  She was a dedicated homemaker and farmers wife in Bridgewater Township...
Ada Virginia Starr
Nov 22, 2012
Ada Virginia Starr, 97 of Montpelier died peacefully Thursday afternoon in her home. She was born on May 13, 1915 in Butler Indiana to Oscar Isaiah and Addie Elizabeth (Frick) Miser. Virginia graduated from Montpelier High School in 1933. Virginia was a homemaker for her entire life. She was a member of New Beginnings Church (formerly Central United Brethren) in...
Lewis A. Stantz
Nov 17, 2012
Lewis A. Stantz, 77 of Montpelier died Saturday night at his home. He was born on April 21, 1935 in Kunkle to Neri and Hazel (Severence) Stantz. He was a Kunkle High School graduate. On June 11, 1964 he married Doris M Thompson in Montpelier and she survives. Lewis had been a truck driver for most of his life. He...
Juanita E. (Scott) Clark
Nov 16, 2012
Juanita E. Clark, 65 of Montpelier died Friday at Parkview Medical Center in Fort Wayne Indiana.  She was born July 9th 1947 in Bryan to Harvey "Jr." and Billie Joan (Mansfield) Scott.  Juanita graduated from Montpelier High School in 1965 and Stautzenberger Business College in 1966 with an executive secretary degree.  On September 14, 1974 she married Richard "Ric" Clark...
Rosemary (Midtgard) Peerboom
Nov 7, 2012
Rosemary Peerboom 95 of Montpelier, chose to do Hair in the Heavens, Wednesday afternoon.  She was born on August 22, 1917 in Detroit Michigan.  Rosemary graduated from the Delmar School of Cosmetology in Detroit in 1936.  She lived at Little Long Lake in Camden Michigan for 40 years before moving to Montpelier in 1987. Rosemary loved to travel, including visits...
